"quickener" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɪkənə/ [UK], /ˈkwɪkənɚ/ [US] Forms: quickeners [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English quykener, equivalent to quicken + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|quykener}} Middle English quykener, {{suf|en|quicken|er|id2=agent noun}} quicken + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} quickener (plural quickeners)
  1. One who, or that which, quickens, hastens, or speeds up an object or action. Synonyms (that which quickens): catalyst
    Sense id: en-quickener-en-noun-kr1L53LV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36 Disambiguation of 'that which quickens': 91 9
  2. That which gives life, animates, or nourishes.
    Sense id: en-quickener-en-noun-dzYiVprT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: quick, quicken, quickly

Inflected forms

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